Quote by Elias Canetti
The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickl

The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand. – Elias Canetti

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Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune? – Elias Canetti

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You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic. – Elias Canetti

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When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about. – Elias Canetti

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Philosophy cannot raise the commonalty up to her level: so, if she is to become popular, she must sink to theirs. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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Religion is a man using a divining rod. Philosophy is a man using a pick and shovel. – Author Unknown

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